NASA's Mars Rover Reveals Dramatic New Images

NASA is hosting a news briefing at 11 a.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 6, to present stunning images returned by the agency's "Opportunity" rover from the Victoria crater on Mars. The briefing will be in the NASA headquarters auditorium, 300 E Street S.W., Washington.

Plans for the next phases of work for Opportunity and its twin, Spirit, also will be discussed. Both rovers have been exploring Mars more than 10 times as long as initially planned.